dionysiac
/daɪəˈnɪziæk/adjective
dionysiac is spelled D-I-O-N-Y-S-I-A-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dionysiac means “wild and ecstatic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dionysiac?
| Letters | 9: D-I-O-N-Y-S-I-A-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dionysiac?
Dionysiac appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dionysiac?
- UK /daɪəˈnɪziæk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dionysiac
- more dionysiac comparative
- most dionysiac superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dionysiac mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
wild and ecstatic
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to Dionysus or to the Dionysia.
Near-synonyms: dionysiac, dionysian; Bacchic; Bacchanalian
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dionysiac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dionysiaque |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.